Rare tumor chemotherapy showdown: platinum vs. Non-Platinum
NCT ID NCT04365023
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study analyzed data from 168 patients with a rare type of digestive neuroendocrine tumor (well-differentiated grade 3). Researchers compared survival and response rates in patients who received platinum-based chemotherapy versus those who received non-platinum chemotherapy. The goal was to see which approach might work better for these uncommon tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- platinum chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose better first-line chemotherapy for patients with these rare tumors, potentially improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may not prove one treatment is better. The tumors are rare, making findings less generalizable.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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168 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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May 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
digestive tumors recorded in the national registry of endocrine tumors (GTE) and the TENpath registry
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Well-differentiated grade 3 neuroendocrine digestive tumors * Patient of 18 years old and more Exclusion Criteria: * Patient opposed to data collection as part of the study * Digestive neuroendocrine tumors Grade 1-2 * Grade 3 poorly differentiated digestive neuroendocrine tumors * Malignant disease diagnosed in the last 5 years (except basal cell of the skin and in situ cervical carcinoma) * Other non-digestive neuroendocrine tumors * Mixed neuroendocrine non neuroendocrine neoplasm
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gastroenterology and digestive oncology unit - Cochin hospital
Paris, 75014, France
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